Social Sciences

Stephen Shoemaker

Professor; Department Head, Religious Studies
History of Christianity
Humanities Program, Middle East and North African Studies, Medieval Studies, Religious Studies, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Phone: 541-346-4998
Office: 348 Susan Campbell Hall, 1294 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1294
Office Hours: By appointment only

Samantha Shune

Associate Professor
College of Education, Communication Disorders and Sciences, Food Studies, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-7494
Office: 249 HEDCO Education Bldg, 5284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5284
Research Interests: Dysphagia, aging, dementia, caregiver burden

Lucas Silva

Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology
Biology, Environmental Studies
Office: 248 Columbia Hall, 1251 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1251
Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:30-3:00pm

Nicky Silver

Doctoral Student
Sociology
Office: 617 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Friday 8-10 on Zoom, or in-person by appointment

Carol Silverman

Professor Emeritus
Anthropology, Comparative Literature, Folklore Program, Judaic Studies Program, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Office Hours:
Research Interests: Arts and human rights, music, Balkans, Roma, gender, ritual

Paul Simonds

1932-2020
Anthropology
Office Hours:

Lars Skalnes

Associate Professor
Political Science
Phone: 541-346-4886
Office: 929 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Fall 24: Tuesday & Thursdays 1:30-3:00
Research Interests: International Political Economy, International Relations

Nick Sky

Graduate Teaching Fellow
Environmental Studies
Phone: 541-346-6512
Office: 130D Lokey Education Bldg, 5277 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5277

Thomas Slaten

Doctoral Student
Economics
Office: 821 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Tuesday 11:30 - 12:30, Thursday 9:30 - 10:30

Cera Smith

Assistant Professor
Black Studies, IRES
Phone: 541-346-1343
Research Interests: U.S. Black Literatures (African American, Afro-Latinx, and other Black diasporic), Radical Protest Literatures of the U.S., Black Studies, Critical Race Theories, Affect Theory, Gender and Sexuality, Histories of Science and Medicine, Health Humanities

Jackson Smith

Visiting Assistant Professor
History
Office: 323 McKenzie Hall

Ryan Smith

Academic and Career Advisor
General Social Sciences
Office: Tykeson 50H, University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Sijo Smith

Graduate Employee
Environmental Studies

Josh Snodgrass

Professor; Department Head, Anthropology
Anthropology, Food Studies, Global Health Program
Phone: 541-346-4823
Office: 354 Condon Hall, 1218University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1218
Office Hours: By appointment (in Pacific 12 Global Health Biomarker Lab)

Haifa Souilmi

Doctoral Student
Graduate Employee
Political Science
Office: 833 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Research Interests: Comparative Politics, International Relations, US Foreign Policy, Middle East and North Africa, Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation, Religion , Race and Politics, Interfaith Dialogue

Priscilla Southwell

Professor Emerita
Middle East and North African Studies, Political Science
Phone: 541-346-9857
Office: 915 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Fall 24: Wednesday 2-4 pm
Research Interests: Political Behavior, U.S. and European Politics

Mae Sowards

Doctoral Student
Sociology
Office: 623 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Thursday, 2-4 PM
Research Interests: Environmental Sociology, Housing Insecurity, Climate Change, Qualitative Methods

Hunter Spackman

ASIA 399 Graduate Employee
Asian Studies, Global Studies
Office Hours: Thursdays 11:00am-12:30pm
Research Interests: Japanese Popular Culture

Nick Squires

PhD Candidate
Graduate Employee
Political Science
Office: 815 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: F23: Wednesday 1:00-3:00
Research Interests: International Relations, US Foreign Policy, National Security, Climate Change, Securitization of Migration

Preetham Sridharan

Graduate Employee
History
Phone: 732-585-3006
Office: 340P McKenzie Hall, 1288 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1288
Office Hours: Fall 2023, Tue 10:00am-12:00pm
Research Interests: Modern European intellectual history, nineteenth and twentieth-century Europe, history of religious and linguistic thought, modern German history